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Peasgood, As mentioned earlier, my front runner was a Air Arms TX200, running at 18ft lb, in .22 caliber, giving about 770 ft/sec(I believe), simply because I might as well plump for the 18ft lb, since over here ALL air rifles MUST go on a FAC. So why not. I think my choice will come down to how comfortable I find a particular rifle to use, probably choosing between a Weihraugh HW 80, the AA TX 200, or one of the RWS Diana models, but all running about 18 to 22 ft lbs in .22. A belated 60th birthday present to myself if you like. Cheers, Marcus

BigJ, £50K (ish), and whether that included the now sold camper unit I am not sure, BUT, unlike most other vehicles NOT subject to massive depreciation. And considering the hours of loving labour invested, and all photo-documented seriously good value inmho. Btw. I have recently trysted to buy a 1988 LWB re-engined with an OM605 and the 6 speed manual(but by an Irish Engineer, Gordon Lucas) as our next daily driver/lifetime keeper, since I have had a bellyfull of modern car electronics in the Skoda Octavia. I will live with the sub 30 mpg, since now retired, we do few miles. I was seriously looking at an LWB 460 re-engined with the legendary OM 606 and with a purely vacuum operated Automatic box, but it was a lot more money. (starting at 37k Euros, recently reduced to 30k Euros and sensible offers invited, for a pre 1990 vehicle!) Anyway we still got, and intend to keep our 290GD Automatic 1999 Steyr Puch van, which is booked in for a strip-down and full body respray Jan next. So did not really need a 2nd automatic, especially since wor daughter still prefers driving a manual? Am I "G"rabbiting on a bit ? Marcus

Consider employing Mike Axle-Berg or Mark Ashton to build a "G" Wagen to your desired spec, with an OM606 turbo diesel and a 7.5mm(or larger if desired) Dieselmekkan IP, power can be "well sufficient", and zero electronics to fret about. Both of them favour a MB 6 speed manual, but a purely mechanical/vaccum operated MB Auto box is also an option. Again zero electronics needed. Their work is equivalent to, and perhaps betters MB factory standards, as even a cursory glance beneath the bonnet will reveal. If this thread does not "show" to non gwagenregister members, look up the "gwagenregister.com" and consider joining. Regards, Marcus link G-Wagen Register - Login GWAGENREGISTER.COM

Looking at a RWS Diana, they make quite a few man sized rifles designed to run at 20-22 ft lb(ish) in .22, giving an advertised 850 ft/sec(though Edgar Bros, the importers, do not stating pellet weight?) And at 8lbs sans scope, the rifle should give me a good physical upper-body workout, so a win-win I imagine. Marcus

?I also got a .177HMR?, since I bought a Sako Quad with both .22LR and .177HMR barrels, but in hindsight I should have bought 2 separate rifles, regardless I fear the possibility of complaints about me shooting "recklessly" whether I am or not, with any kind of rifle other than an air rifle in the circumstances. I have and I will use the .22LR and the .177HMR to attempt to exterminate Magpies, in and around the house and yard, but that is only ever a single shot, not a "plinking" session. And actually at the dog food ranges they are at, a 12 ft lb air rifle should kill them. cheers all. Marcus

I got a .22LR bolt action already. I want an air rifle for "plinking" about the house and yard, with several neighbouring dwellings across the lane only some 50m away and numerous dog walkers from both these neighbours and the local village walking dogs through our lands not 100m away(on "roddens" i.e peat laneways associated with historic turbary rights) So not suitable territory for a .22LR imho. Nor am I wishing to hunt or kill anything except boredom. Cheers, Marcus EDIT I intended to say that I am eyeing up an .22 Air Arms TX 200, running at 18ft lb in spring rifle format, which will apparently give me 770 ft per sec(with 900 ish being the optimal maximum, so perhaps near-enough . . .), or 17 ft lb in carbine format, but just in case I was missing owt on else . . .

I find the .177 pellets very fiddly, and since the .22 is more efficient, at least in terms of accelerating the pellet to the muzzle, and being a N.I. resident, ANY air rifle must go on a FAC, I might as well have the extra velocity the FAC .22 varient can offer. I am not power mad, merely wishing to push the .22 pellet at optimal velocity( and I know there is an upper limit, past which the diabolo pellet design is unstable) Nor do I wish to "faff" about with a Divers bottle.(though I already got one for a PCP .177) I suppose I am trying to re-capture the happy days of my adolescent plinking with a side lever .22 Webley Osprey. Thoughts please, Marcus

I understand this feature was available on at least 1 of the Krpan models, which would tie in with somebodys comment about the shared heritage of the 2 companies.

I forgot to mention 1 or 2 aspects of the Krpan, that are less than ideal, but other makes/marques may be no different. (i) The central mounting of the winch drum, means the very short PTO shaft runs at an acute angle, even more-so when the winch digs in or the butt-plate is on lower ground relative to the tractor. But perhaps the PTO stub is higher mounted on the DB 1490. (ii) It is surprisingly noisy, perhaps in part due to the acutely angled PTO, but mostly I imagine due to the cheaply plasma/laser cut chain reduction gears. I suspect an Igland may run quieter? Regards, Marcus

Now that sounds like a cunning plan . . .

Way back in 1997 I bought myself a chainsaw, for essentially only firewood needs. I was totally bamboozled by the pelethora of different Husky's at a very good reasonably local main distributorship, so looked towards Stihl, from a closer dealer. After agonising over power-to-weight ratios and the simple choice between a 026 or a 036, I picked the 026, the baby of the professional range. 22 years later the saw still does everything I need, I do not regret my choice, though way back then, I paid about £400.00 + VAT, which did akinda make my eyes bleed a little. Apart from one glitch, where I ignored a "getting-worse" rattle during most of a working day, being focused on finishing a pile of logs with a hired in log splitter, I had assumed it to be a loose exhaust or something inconsequential, since the saw still ran fine, which blythe neglect cost me a barrel and piston, the saw has been absolutely faultless. Regards, Marcus

If you dont mind paying, the Binderberger, supberbly engineered, galvanised and painted, unless sommat has changed from 10 or 15 years ago. I proper lusted for a Binderbeger or Posch. BUT I bought a significently cheaper PTO Krpan, from Marshalls(also Binderberger agents, or at least they were) which satisfies my limited needs. My opinion only, but consider a log elevator, as the difference in being able to let the cut logs drop into the hopper and be "whisked" away, to a trailer, bulk bag, or even log pile, it simply makes such a difference to productivity. Because I also bought a Krpan telescopic log elevator, and back then, from recall, it was about £2000.00 well spent. Cheers, Marcus p.s. I tried the 230V Krpan, but it was distinctly under-powered, even with a brand new sharp blade and not having 3Ph I had to go PTO, but otherwise 3Ph every time.

Ah well, despite being as "weak as water" due to lying in a Hospital bed for 2 weeks, though once I was past the acute period in the first week, I resolutely did a circuit of the main corridors and stairs as often as possible, plus a couple of turns outside on the better days. There is nowt wrong with me except a swollen and 30% damaged pancreas, and apparently it is highly likely I will never recover the missing 30% function, so small regular meals from here on in. Only medication is Co-Codomol to be taken if necessary for the pain. But Planning to walk the dogs this afternoon. and LIFE IS GOOD. Cheers Marcus

Fitted a Worcester Bosh 90/110, way back in 1996, only been serviced twice in the 23 years, though I changed nozzles and swopped about between 28 sec and 35 sec oils, and also kept it clean. The bugger waited until I was hospital bound with severe acute Pancreatitis last week, before it started "screedling", due to a failed bearing. 2 replacement bearings later, fitted by the daughters boyfriend today with my "help" because I am still as weak as water, and Bobs yer Uncle. Hopefully good for another 23 years. Not bad service for a domestic appliance.

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We furnished our house with 2nd hand furniture(all bar one new retro-chic glass display cabinet the wife fancied for the dining room), some inherited(i.e. going in a skip otherwise), most bought from Ballinderry , solid Victorian stuff, some Oak, mostly Magohony, that will not age, and at least unlike Ikea worth sommat if ever sold-on. I designed in slightly higher ceilings throughout, so we were able to get value-for-money on larger wardrobes etc. The dining room table is a 6 legged solid Oak topped monster about 5 foot wide by 10 foot long, ex some commercial usuage and bought along with 2 more the same(and they are stored on the 1/2 loft in the shed) for absolutely stone nothing. Compared to modern chipboard/MDF shite. I like proper furniture. mth

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But again re the "single immersion policy", surely with howling gales and wind driven salt spray, the tackle is probably suffering more salt water exposure for the extended periods while NOT in the water. And a visual inspection should detect any mechanical damage that possibly occurred unseen while underwater?

Ah! See I did not realize you were using these knives for your work, imagining rather I suppose, that you would use a Stanley type "safety" knife for such duties. But surely it should be possible to donate the boxes of slightly used knives to the Norwegian boy Scouts?

Andy, explain why you dump lightly used knives, and by the boxful too?

I remember watching a programme about Liverpool Council's "Grand Vision" for replacing swathes of Victorian era terraced streets, which resulted in long-standing families being almost forcible re-housed in grim modern blocks of flats "but only temporarily", for years and years and years, while their former family homes sat in limbo. Simply the typical poor result of "decision by committee", and as portrayed by the TV programme, deeply unedifying. From a N Ireland perspective Mrs. Thatcher's right to buy scheme was driven by the staggering cost, inefficiency and corruption of our NI wide Housing Executive, unfortunately the nett result was that HE corruption was merely replaced by even more efficient private sector corruption, with the very same paramilitary organisations each controlling agreed areas divided up on sectarian grounds. By the way during, I guess the 60's and 70's, when the HE were building new "Council" housing stock, they were staggeringly grandiose withe their swathes of landscaping, resulting in very low housing density, and probably counter productive to the natural formation of new communities. Big "J" wife would be better placed to comment on this aspect of social or urban planning, but my simple observation of swathes of poorly cut grass, litter, broken trees and burned out cars was hardly a positive one, I suppose one could say these markedly large open areas were effectively "no mans land" and would have been better covered in medium density low-rise housing stock.

A magnificient specimen, but is there kangaroo breeding about the tail(from the TV image)

The only people who wont like the bed, will be the furniture movers!

very impressed Andy, presumably you based your footprint on a standard(=Ikea=sigh) mattress size?